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He was introduced to the court as a [[page (occupation)|page]] by his uncle Pedro V de Luna, [[Archbishop of Toledo]] in 1410. Álvaro soon secured a commanding influence over [[John II of Castile|John II]], then a boy. During the [[Regent|regency]] of King John's uncle [[Ferdinand I of Aragon|Ferdinand]], which ended in 1412, he was not allowed to be more than a servant. When, however, Ferdinand was elected [[List of Aragonese monarchs|king of Aragon]], and the regency was assumed by the king's mother, [[Catherine of Lancaster]], daughter of [[John of Gaunt]], and granddaughter of King [[Peter of Castile]], Álvaro became a very important person, the so-called "''contino''", or old friend of the King.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Luna, Álvaro de|volume=17|page=123}}</ref>{{Refn|group=n.|The ''Crónica del Halconero'' by {{ill|Pedro Carrillo de Huete|es}} hints a possible homosexual relation between the king and Álvaro de Luna.{{Sfn|Hernández Amez|2002|p=258}}}}
Álvaro de Luna married Elvira de Portocarrero in 1420.{{Sfn|Rocha|2015|p=142}} They had no issue. In 1430, he married {{ill|Juana Pimentel|es}}, with whom he had two children.{{Sfn|Rocha|2015|p=142}}
== The King's favourite ==
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By Margarita Manuel, Álvaro de Luna had a [[natural son]]:
* {{ill|Pedro de Luna y Manuel|es}}. He was eventually legitimised.{{Sfn|López Villalba|2014|pp=244–245}}
== See also ==
* [[Castilian Civil War of 1437–1445]]
==References==
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*{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Luna, Alvaro de |encyclopedia=Medieval Iberia : an encyclopedia |publisher=Routledge |location=New York |last=Gerli |first=E. Michael |date=2003 |editor-last=Gerli |editor-first=E. Michael |pages=520–521 |isbn=0-415-93918-6 }}
*{{Cite book |last=O'Callaghan, Joseph F.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1272494 |title=A History of Medieval Spain |publisher=Cornell University Press |year=1975 |isbn=0-8014-0880-6 |location=Ithaca |oclc=1272494 }}
*{{Cite web |last=Palenzuela |first=Vicente Angel Alvarez |title=Alvaro de Luna |url=https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/12479/alvaro-de-luna |website=Real Academia de la Historia |language=Spanish}}
*{{cite book |last1=Round |first1=Nicholas |title=The Greatest Man Uncrowned: A Study of the Fall of Don Alvaro de Luna |date=1986 |publisher=Tamesis Books |location=London |isbn=0729302113}}
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